Believe or not there are people who find it difficult to gain weight. Big Muscles Smart Gainer has been formulated for bodybuilding enthusiasts to be able to gain mass and weight. It helps you to bulk up through the right ingredients i.e. more of proteins and carbs and less of fats. This gainer provides your body with ample of healthy calories through one shake. The label states that the product has been designed for weight gain, muscle growth, strength and to increase endurance.
Every serving of Big Muscles Smart Gainer provides you with 15 grams of protein and 77.5 grams of carbohydrates, packing a total of 394 kcals. What separates this product from other gainers is its creatine fortification. Every serving gives you 2.5 grams of this useful compound. Big Muscles states that this ‘premium protein / carbs and creatine matrix gainer’ allows the body to gain mass and muscle. Let us dig for details and see how true-to-label this product is.
Nutrition Profile
Big Muscles Smart Gainer provides 15 grams of protein per serving of 100 grams (3 level scoops). We can infer from the label that this protein is being sourced primarily from 90% soy protein isolate and 80% whey protein concentrate. The product also has whole milk powder and skimmed milk powder.
Carbs: For any gainer, the concentration of carbs and protein to carb ratio play a very crucial role. Every serving of 100 grams gives you a total carb value of 77.5 grams. Out of this, 20 grams is sugar i.e. sucrose. The remaining comes from (as per the label) starch – a complex carbohydrate and a soluble fermentable dietary fibre. Smart gainer also has maltodextrin which is a starch derivative with less than 20% sugar content. It is as easily digested as glucose and helps in carbohydrate utilization by the muscles especially after workouts. The protein to carb ratio per serving is approximately 1:5.
Creatine: It is a very crucial nitrogenous compound and is naturally produced in our bodies. However, the requirement increases when you are subjecting the body to rigorous workout. Creatine helps muscle cells to produce more energy, improves workout intensity and accelerates muscle growth. Every serving of Big Muscles Smart Gainer gives you 2.5 grams of creatine.
Others: The product has added preservatives, nature identical added flavours, and calcium phosphate. It is free of banned substances.
The other components per serving:
Energy: 394 kcals
Total Fat: 3.0 grams
Cholesterol: 33 mg
Saturated Fat: 0.9 grams
Trans fat: <0.1 grams
Cholesterol: <0.1 grams
The protein to carb ratio is great however 15 grams of protein per 100 grams of powder seems rather mediocre. The product is heavily relying on carbs (almost ¼ is sucrose) for calorie supply and mass gain.
Taste
Big Muscles is available in 3 delicious flavours viz. cookie cream, milk chocolate, strawberry twirl. Users have reacted positively towards the taste of the product.
Effectiveness
The product is designed to be a mass gainer and looking at the ingredient list we can say that it can do that quite well. We could not find a cluster of reviews but whatever we could obtain can be called a ‘mixed review’. A couple of users have mentioned gaining ‘5 kgs in 15 days’, reached from ’58 kgs to 61 kgs’, and put on ‘3 kg weight in 2 months’. However, some users also stated that the product was ‘nothing good’ and that it was ‘ok ok’.
Quality
Big Muscles Smart Gainer has not received any backlash for its quality. It promises a reliable product.
Side Effects
The company nor the users have associated any side effect with the product. However, it has milk and soy, hence those allergic should use with caution.
Price/Value:
It is available in 1 kg, 2.7 kg and 5 kg packs. A 1-kg jar offers 10 servings (one serving being of 100 grams) and comes for around Rs. 1250. Hence, cost per serving comes to around Rs. 125 which is super expensive. If you are having 2 servings a day then one jar lasts just 5 days. Looking at the nutritional value, a serving cost of Rs. 125 is astounding.
Big Muscles Smart Gainer - 1 kg (Milk Chocolate)
Features
- The purest and the safest nutrition available for explosive energy required for rigorous training sessions
- It has a perfect blend of high quality proteins, creatine monohydrate, malt dextrin, starch and skimmed milk powder to support your overall growth
- It helps to supply nutrients for longer training sessions and reduces muscle breakdown and improves immunity
- A perfect composition with 20 years of research for comprehensive weight gain and overall body management